Weather Records on 2 January 1997

3,370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1997. Highest significance: Warren, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1997

On 2 January 1997, 3,370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,369 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 196 monthly and 3,165 daily.
Warren set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 2 January 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Albertina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ocidente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,370 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,017, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 1,352, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 2 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,017
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	1,352
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 2 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 196, daily 3,165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,883 broken records

Margins by which the 2,883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1997

Top 20 records on 2 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1997	Warren, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 January 1997	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1997	Cedarville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1997	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1997	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1997	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1997	Lakeport, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Island Park, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Pacific House, US	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Santa Albertina, BR	all-time rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Truckee Rs, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Twin Lakes, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Paisley, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Glenbrook, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1997	Svijagino, RU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	McDermitt, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	Anucino, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 3,370 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,840
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1